Name: The Best Banana Nut Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 3 - 4 ripe bananas (1 ½ cup); 2 eggs (room temperature); 1 stick of butter (unsalted, melted, or vegetable oil); 1 cup granulated white sugar; 1 ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¾ cup raw walnuts (roughly chopped)

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These soft and tender banana nut muffins are the best! They are light and fluffy and filled with rich, sweet banana flavor and crunchy walnuts. This recipe comes together in minutes and is a great way to use up extra bananas that are starting to turn brown.

If you are looking for more muffin recipes – Bakery-style Orange Cranberry Muffins, Best Ever Blueberry Cranberry Muffins, Lemon Blueberry Muffins, and Bakery-style Strawberry Muffins.

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They are tender and moist and the perfect grab-and-go snack.

Saturdays are always resting days for me and I like to have something fun and sweet to eat while I catch up on reading or painting with a nice hot cup of tea. So these homemade banana nut muffins have been a great easy treat to make the day before! All you need are a few pantry ingredients and in no time you’ll have a delicious treat!

Overhead view of banana muffins on a plate with a bunch of bananas.

Recipe Ingredients in Banana Nut Muffins

Banana nut muffins ingredients on a table.

Ripe bananas – The more brown spots that are on your bananas the better. They will be sweeter and give a richer and more robust banana flavor. You will need 3 – 4 ripe bananas for this recipe.
Melted Butter – You can use either melted unsalted butter or vegetable oil. It keeps the muffins moist and tender.
Cane sugar – I like to use organic cane sugar because it isn’t as processed as regular white sugar, but whichever one you have will work for this recipe!
Vanilla extract – Pure vanilla extract adds great flavor to the muffins and is something I like to add to all my baked goods!
Walnuts – What’s a banana nut muffin without nuts? I used ¾ cup of chopped raw walnuts so there’s a nutty crunch in every bite!

How to Make The Best Banana Nut Muffins

All ingredients, measurements, and instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Wet and dry ingredients for banana nut muffins on a table.

Step 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a muffin pan with paper liners, and set it aside.

Step 2. In a large mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork or a potato masher until it is mostly smooth. Mix in eggs until combined. Then add the melted butter or vegetable oil, cane sugar, and vanilla extract. Whisk until everything is combined.

Step 3. Next, add all the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until everything is combined and there aren’t any more flour streaks. Be careful not to overmix because the muffins can turn out tough.

Step 4. Gently fold in the chopped walnuts. Then fill each muffin liner most of the way up with the muffin batter.

Step 5. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes, or until the tops of the muffins are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow the muffins to cool on a wire rack. Enjoy!

Baked banana nut muffins in a muffin pan with a banana.

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